Real-World study checks how well venetoclax works for AML patients
NCT ID NCT05215639
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at how well the drug Venetoclax works for adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who are not healthy enough for intensive chemotherapy. About 120 patients in Switzerland and Austria took Venetoclax pills daily as part of their normal care. Researchers tracked survival and remission rates over 24 months to see how effective the treatment is in real-world settings.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Venetoclax (a targeted cancer drug taken as a pill)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could confirm that Venetoclax is a good treatment option for AML patients who cannot tolerate intensive chemotherapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so results may be less reliable. It only included patients in Switzerland and Austria, so findings may not apply to other populations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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120 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2021
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Adult participants with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) treated with Venetoclax per approved local label in Switzerland \& Austria.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Newly-diagnosed AML and eligible to receive venetoclax as per local label. * Physician has decided to initiate venetoclax treatment. The decision to treat with venetoclax is made by the physician in accordance with the local label prior to any decision to approach the patient to participate in this study. Exclusion Criteria: \- Participating in an interventional clinical trial within 30 days prior to venetoclax treatment initiation.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Duplicate_Universitätsspital Basel /ID# 256509
Basel, Canton of Basel-City, 4031, Switzerland
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EOC Ospedale Regionale di Bellinzona e Valli /ID# 240663
Bellinzona, Canton Ticino, 6500, Switzerland
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Hanusch Krankenhaus /ID# 247282
Vienna, 1140, Austria
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Hirslanden Klinik /ID# 239239
Zurich, Canton of Zurich, 8032, Switzerland
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Hôpital de Nyon /ID# 240720
Nyon, 1260, Switzerland
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Hôpital du Chablais, Rennaz /ID# 241895
Rennaz, Canton of Vaud, 1847, Switzerland
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Inselspital, Universitaetsspital Bern /ID# 239241
Bern, 3010, Switzerland
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KSW Kantonsspital Winterthur /ID# 239852
Winterthur, Canton of Zurich, 8400, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital Aarau AG /ID# 251598
Aarau, Canton of Aargau, 5001, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital Baden /ID# 241896
Baden, Canton of Aargau, 5404, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital St. Gallen /ID# 239233
Sankt Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen, 9007, Switzerland
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Klinik Ottakring /ID# 247285
Vienna, State of Vienna, 1160, Austria
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Klinikum Klagenfurt am Wörthersee /ID# 247304
Klagenfurt, Carinthia, 9020, Austria
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Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brueder Graz /ID# 254121
Graz, Styria, 8020, Austria
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Landeskrankenhaus Hochsteiermark, Standort Leoben /ID# 254174
Leoben, Styria, 8700, Austria
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Luzerner Kantonsspital /ID# 239242
Lucerne, Canton of Lucerne, 6000, Switzerland
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Ordensklinikum Linz GmbH Elisabethinen /ID# 247284
Linz, Upper Austria, 4010, Austria
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Spitalzentrum Oberwallis /ID# 241897
Brig, Valais, 3900, Switzerland
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Universitaetsklinikum St. Poelten /ID# 247283
Sankt Pölten, Lower Austria, 3100, Austria
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